Board of Health

City of Nashua Division of Public Health & Community Services 18 Mulberry Street, Nashua, NH 03060 BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING March 14, 2011 12:47 PM 18 Mulberry Street Nashua, NH 03062 MEETING MINUTES BOH Members Present: Dr. Anthony Storace, Dr. Klementowicz Aldermen Present: Lori Wilshire Staff Present: Kerran Vigroux, Heidi Peek, Bob Mack, Victoria Alabi, Corinn Dembkoski, Nancy Seskes, Patty Crooker, Barbara Scacco Meeting called to order at 12:30 p.m. by Dr. Storace 1. Vote on the February 8, 2012 meeting Minutes: a. Motion presented by Dr. Storace to approve the February 8, 2012 Minutes b. Motion seconded by Dr. Klementowicz c. All in Favor: Aye 1  Department Reports Community Health – Presented by Nancy Seskes  No new lead cases this month  STD/HIV o We should be hearing about the Grant this week  Eight new refugees came to the Clinic during February  There have been some latent TB cases  Flu and immunization clinics continue during regular clinic hours o The state has identified the child care centers that need to be assessed for immunizations  School health records continue to be reviewed  Standing orders for the clinic are being revised and standardized using evidence based practice and CDC recommendations.  Dr. Storace requested information regarding flu season o Discussion was held Health Education and Tobacco – Presented by Corinn Dembkoski  Health Education o The CHIP Planning Group spent the month prioritizing its health issues for the Nashua Region. o National Public Health Week will be April 2nd – 8th  Tobacco Prevention and Control o Nashua Prevention Coalition is applying for the Drug-Free Communities Grant.  If awarded, the grant will help fund a full-time staff person to facilitate the group and implement initiatives around alcohol, prescription drugs and marijuana abuse. o Worked with the staff of Marguerite’s Place to provide resources and conduct a support group.  The support group met once to assess the women’s readiness to quit and discuss ways to monitor their smoking habits. o NACCHO/Tobacco Stakeholders Meeting  Nashua was awarded a grant from NACCHO to create an action planning committee. This committee will work together to develop strategies that support and promote evidence-based tobacco control programs. Environmental Health – Heidi Peek and Victoria Alabi presented  Heidi o We have begun interviewing for our open position o Bed bugs are still present and we are receiving calls o We are looking at food services documents and updating them o Catering company in the City was closed down  After meeting with the current owner and reviewing procedures, the owner agreed to make necessary changes  He will have his people participate in “ServSafe” training.  The outcome of this incident was positive. 2   Victoria o CHIP  Currently working with Division Staff to manage CHIP Planning Group and strategic planning process  Developed goals and objectives and ranked priorities  Next we will identify resources o Healthy Homes  Partnered with the Division nurses to plan a brief 20 minute hand-washing/cough etiquette workshop in honor of National Public Health Week. o Conducted a MRSA training for the new trainees at the Nashua Police Department Emergency Preparedness - Patty Crooker presented  Attended the NACCHO EP Summit in Anaheim, CA in February. o The highlights were training on “Risk Smart, Viral Savvy” which focused on Crisis Emergency Risk Communications and social media. o Participated in a NACCHO focus group on the use and integration of Incident Command System in Public Health. The purpose of the project was to look at how local health departments have integrated ICS internally as part of their emergency response team.  Completed the TAR and we should be receiving our score soon.  Working with the Multnomah County Advance Practice Center with their project to revise a pre- existing tool aimed to help local health departments develop internal emergency plans, policies and procedures. o We are one of two LHDs nationally that have been chosen to evaluate the tool they have developed to assist local health departments create internal emergency response and continuity plans.  Submitted a proposal to do school based influenza clinics in the Nashua region. Welfare - Bob Mack presented  There was a slight decrease in expenditures during the month of February  Contacts and interviews were down significantly o Other municipalities have reported decreases in their numbers as well  We assisted about the same number of applicants in February  There were no motel/emergency shelter placements during the month  Received annual Point in Time numbers; there were 311 homeless people, which is the same as last year.  The winter moratorium on natural gas protection ends in mid April  SSI income for any member of a household is now being counted as income 3 A proposal was made to the members of the Board of Health to donate $2,500 from their Chairman Fund to help with the CHIP project. Proposal accepted by Dr. Storace Proposal seconded by Dr. Klementowicz Dr. Storace: Questions: None Closed this part of the session Public Comments None Public session closed Motion to Adjourn by Dr. Storace Seconded by Dr. Storace All in favor: Aye Formal Meeting Ended: 1:25 p.m. The next BOH Meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 12:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted: Barbara A. Scacco Administrative Assistant II City of Nashua Division of Public Health & Community Services 4